Publications:
- Bach DS, Schmitz C, Dohmen G, Aaronson KD, Steinseifer U, Kleine P.
In vitro assessment of prosthesis type and pressure recovery characteristics: Doppler echocardiography overestimation of bileaflet mechanical and bioprosthetic aortic valve gradients.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Jan 18. [Epub ahead of print] - Kaufmann TA, Linde T, Cuenca-Navalon E, Schmitz C, Hormes M, Schmitz-Rode T, Steinseifer U.
ITransient, Three-Dimensional Flow Field Simulation through a Mechanical, Trileaflet Heart Valve Prosthesis.
ASAIO J. 2011 Jun 2. [Epub ahead of print] - Dohmen G, Schmitz C, Steinseifer U, Hatam N, Hilgers RD, Autschbach R, Spillner J.
Influence of Aortic Dimensions on the Hemodynamic Performance of Small Aortic Valve Prostheses: Impact on Patient/Prosthesis Mismatch.
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 May 3. [Epub ahead of print] - Kütting M. , Roggenkamp J., Urban U., Gromann K., Schmitz-Rode T., Steinseifer U.
Anchoring Percutaneous Heart Valves
Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics, Vol. 1 (3), 262-266, 2011 - Kütting M., Roggenkamp J., Urban U., Schmitz-Rode T., Steinseifer U.; Polyurethane heart valves: past, present and future; Expert Review of Medical Devices, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 227-233, March 2011
- Dzemali O, Bakhtiary F, Steinseiffer U, Schmitz C, Glasmacher B, Moritz A, Kleine P.
Impact of valve calcification on systolic and diastolic valvular function--an in vitro model.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2008 Nov;34(5):960-3. Epub 2008 Sep 6 - Bakhtiary F, Dzemali O, Steinseiffer U, Schmitz C, Glasmacher B, Moritz A, Kleine P.
Hydrodynamic comparison of biological prostheses during progressive valve calcification in a simulated exercise situation. An in vitro study.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2008 Nov;34(5):960-3. Epub 2008 Sep 6 - Dzemali O, Bakhtiari F, Steinseiffer U, Schmitz C, Glasmacher B, Moritz A, Kleine P
Hemodynamic performance of fresh and calcified aortic valve prostheses in critical low stroke volume.
J Heart Valve Dis. 2008 May;17(3):317-24. - Bakhtiari F, Dzemali O, Steinseiffer U, Schmitz C, Glasmacher B, Moritz A, Kleine P
Opening and closing kinematics of fresh and calcified aortic valve prostheses: an in vitro study.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Sep;134(3):657-62. - Yokoyama Y, Medart D, Hormes M, Schmitz C, Hamilton K, Kwant PB, Takatani S, Schmitz-Rode T, Steinseifer U
CFD simulation of a novel bileaflet mechanical heart valve prosthesis: an estimation of the Venturi passage formed by the leaflets.
Int J Artif Organs. 2006 Dec;29(12):1132-9. - Graeter TP, Fries R, Aicher D, Reul H, Schmitz C, Schäfers HJ
In-vitro comparison of aortic valve hemodynamics between aortic root remodeling and aortic valve reimplantation.
J Heart Valve Dis. 2006 May;15(3):329-35. - Fries R, Graeter T, Aicher D, Reul H, Schmitz C, Böhm M, Schäfers HJ
In vitro comparison of aortic valve movement after valve-preserving aortic replacement.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006 Jul;132(1):32-7. - D. Medart, C. Schmitz, T. Schmitz-Rode, U. Steinseifer, Aachen, Germany
In vitro performance of the novel HIA polymeric bileaflet heart valve prosthesis
Biomedizinische Technik, Volume 50, Supplementary vol. 1, 2005. - Medart D, Schmitz C, Rau G, Reul H.
Design and in vitro performance of a novel bileaflet mechanical heart valve prosthesis.
Int J Artif Organs. 2005 Mar;28(3):256-63. - G Dohmen, C Schmitz, G Langebartels, H Reul, R Autschbach
Significant overestimation of transvalvular gradients in bileaflet mechanical heart valves by clinical-routine Doppler-echocardiography
Thorac cardiovasc Surg 2005; - Reul H, Schmitz C, Pfaff EM, Hohlstein C, Schmidt PA, Rau G, Arru P.
In-vitro assessment of the wear development mechanism and stabilization of wear in the Edwards MIRA/Sorin Bicarbon mechanical heart valve orifice ring.
J Heart Valve Dis. 2002 May;11(3):409-18; discussion 418. - Klues HG, Schwarz ER, vom Dahl J, Reffelmann T, Reul H, Potthast K, Schmitz C, Minartz J, Krebs W, Hanrath P.
Disturbed intracoronary hemodynamics in myocardial bridging: early normalization by intracoronary stent placement.
Circulation. 1997 Nov 4;96(9):2905-13. - Reul H, Eichler M, Potthast K, Schmitz C, Rau G.
In vitro testing of heart valve wear outside of the manufacturers laboratory--requirements and controversies.
J Heart Valve Dis. 1996 Jun;5 Suppl 1:S97-103; discussion 103-4. - Reul H, van Son JA, Steinseifer U, Schmitz B, Schmidt A, Schmitz C, Rau G.
In vitro comparison of bileaflet aortic heart valve prostheses. St. Jude Medical, CarboMedics, modified Edwards-Duromedics, and Sorin-Bicarbon valves.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1993 Sep;106(3):412-20. - Van Son JA, Reul H, Steinseifer U, Schmitz B, Schmid A, Schmitz C, Rau G.
Systolic sequential flow velocity profiles in four currently used bileaflet heart valve prostheses.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1993;7(2):107-8.
Presentations:
Roggenkamp J., Kütting M., Steinseifer U.; A Novel Approach for the Development of Polyurethane Valve Leaflets; XXXVIII Congress of the European Society for Artificial Organs (ESAO-IFAO); Porto; 2011
Posters:
Roggenkamp J., Safi Y., Schmitz-Rode T., Steinseifer U.; Development of a novel Material Testing Method for Simulation of Biomedical Materials; ASAIO Abstracts for the 56th Annual Conference, Vol. 56, No. 2, pp 119-138, March/April 2010
